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Oliver and Alfie both love watching cooking programmes on TV. Just for fun, they are preparing to have their own ‘Master Chef’ competition at home.

Instructions

As you watch the video, look at the examples of have got. They are in red in the subtitles. Then read the conversation below to learn more. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, have got correctly.

Have got (have/has + got) is used to talk mainly about possessions or personal attributes.

Oliver: Oh no, I left it in the kitchen. OK, no problem, I can remember it. We need tomatoes, onions, garlic ... oh no! They haven’t got any red chilli peppers. I really need them. It’s going to be a disaster!

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Please help me.
Rewrite using conditional sentence type 3.
Nick can't find the way because he hasn't got a map.
1. If Nick had got a map, he could find the way.
2. If Nick had a map, he could find the way.
I am so confused. Which one is correct? And "have got" (he hasn't got a map) is present perfect, isn't it?
I'm looking forward to your answers. Thank you.

You're right that have got looks like the present perfect. But in this context (possession of something), it's present tense, and means the same as have - you can say Nick hasn't got a map or Nick doesn't have a map and they both mean the same thing.

But have got can't be used like this in the past - have a look at the page above. That's why for your example, option 2 is the best way of rewriting it as a conditional sentence.

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I'm just wondering how often British people say "Do you have...?" instead of "Have you got...?". Rarely? Seldom?
When a British meets an American, will they talk like this??
"Have you got a light?" --"Yes, I do."
Is this grammatically correct?
Can anyone tell me?

Hi KemoF,
'Do you have ...?' and 'Have you got ...?' are basically the same but 'Have you got ...?' is more informal and perhaps spoken more but you can use both of these phrases.
If you ask a question using 'Have you got ...? then you would reply 'Yes, I have or No, I haven't'.
Regards, Tina (LearnEnglish Teens Team)

Hi Tina,
Thank you for your kind answer! I got it!
By the way, it's interesting to know that 'Have you got...?' is more informal. I thought 'Do you...?' sounded more informal, besides, it's shorter, though... :)

Hi learn English team,
Have a good day.
Could you please clarify why I should say "I have a breakfast at 7.30 I/O I have got a breakfast at 7.30 ,however as per above we use "have got" for timetabled events.

Hi Mabdelaziz. It's because 'have' can mean 'consume', 'eat' or 'drink', as in these examples.

I have breakfast at 7:30.

I usually have tea after lunch.

I had a big lunch today.

Unlike 'have', 'have got' cannot mean 'consume'.

As you say, 'have got' is used for timetabled events. So, if you say 'I have got breakfast at 7:30', it's correct but it sounds like it's part of a schedule: 'I've got breakfast at 7:30, then I have to meet my teacher at 8:30 and after that I've got class until midday ...'. So, 'have got breakfast' doesn't mean 'eat/consume breakfast'.

But, 'have got' has other meanings too, especially possession (e.g. I've got a new phone). And other words and phrases can be used for timetabled events too, not only 'have got' (e.g. 'I have class until midday').

I'm sorry, but there is no way that 'Have got' is correct in English whatsoever. We use the term 'have' or 'got', not both. When I say 'I have something', I mean I have already received it, but when I say " I got something", then I mean I am only receiving it now. The grammar is off, so it's either the one or the other. Please explain (grammatically) why this is correct? You said that 'have got' is more British, and "have" is more American. How come 99 per cent of all people I know and see (even Americans) use 'Have got'?

Yes, I am very much aware of the meaning as well as the use. My question is merely the Grammatical correctness of the use, as I think it's incorrect English to use 'have go', 'has got' or any other iteration. One does not use 'have' and 'got' in the same sentence unless 'got' is in the form 'gotten'.

e.g.
I have gotten thin.

Therefore, using 'have' and 'got' like:
I have got a bicycle
is wrong.

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